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    Dead Cert: A classic racing mystery from the king of crime

    By Dick Francis

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    Dick Francis, the bestselling master of mystery and suspense, takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing.

    Steeplechaser Alan York knows well the dangers of the sport. But when his best friend and rival Bill Davidson takes a fall in the middle of a race and doesn’t get up again, Alan discovers it was no accident. Someone rigged a tripwire to take down the running horse.

    The more Alan investigates, the more he suspects that there is more to the plot than just murderous horseplay. But even as he approaches the finish line to this mysterious race, those responsible for his friend’s death are already planning for Alan to have a mysterious accident of his own...

    Praise for Dick Francis

    ‘Few match Francis for dangerous flights of fancy and pure inventive menace’ Boston Herald

    ‘[The] master of crime fiction and equine thrills’ Newsday

    ‘Each Francis novel seems to be his best.’ Sunday Oklahoman

    ‘Few writers have maintained such a high standard of excellence for as long as Dick Francis’ San Diego Union-Tribune

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCanelo USA
    Release dateMay 2, 2019
    ISBN9781788634847
    Author

    Dick Francis

    Dick Francis is widely acclaimed as one of the world's finest thriller writers. His awards include the Crime Writers' Association's Cartier Diamond Dagger for his outstanding contribution to the crime genre, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tufts University of Boston. In 1996 Dick Francis was made a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master for a lifetime's achievement and in 2000 he received a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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